AAP MLA Pathanmajra invites more trouble after police corner him from all sides
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ November 7,2025
The stars don’t seem to favour absconding AAP Sanour MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who has now landed himself in even more trouble.
After local court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of absconding Aam Aadmi Party Sanour MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra on Thursday issued a notice to him to appear before it on November 12,2025 in a case registered against him at the Civil Lines police station. A notice was also pasted outside his official government accommodation, directing him to appear in a local court.
After few moments, on the same day the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class court notice ordering him to appear before the court was removed from the official residence 9-C wall, inviting more trouble for outspoken ruling party leader. The court notice says “The proclamation is hereby made that the said Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra is required to appear before this court (or before me) to answer the said complaint case on November 12.” “The serving constable in the case has been directed to execute the proclamation and appear before court on November 12 for recording the statement and December 20 is fixed for awaiting presence of the accused in the court.”
As per legal experts, “intentionally removing a court summoning order that has been lawfully affixed to a residence wall in India is a criminal offense. This action falls under Section 173 of the Indian Penal Code (now replaced by Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), which deals with preventing the service or publication of a summons or other legal process, or if the notice pertains to a court appearance or the production of documents”.
Moreover if Pathanmajra does not appear in the court by the stipulated time, the court can declare him a fugitive and his property can be attached.
The police had booked him on charges of rape, cheating and criminal intimidation. The case was registered based on a complaint by a Zirakpur-based woman.
Pathanmajra, the first-time MLA, has been on the run since September 2. He had escaped police custody when the Punjab Police went to Haryana’s Karnal to arrest him in the rape case.
